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Hickman v. CommonwealthHickman v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Nov 8, 1991
Record No. 901693
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PER CURIAM.

We granted the petition for appeal in this ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍case to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly ruled that the trial court did not ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍err (1) in ruling that the evidence was sufficient to support the defendant’s conviction of second-degree ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍felony murder pursuant to Code § 18.2-33; and (2) in instructing the jury.

We have considered the questions, ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍and, for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals reported in 11 Va. ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍App. 369, 398 S.E.2d 698 (1990), we will affirm the decision.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hickman v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Date Published: Nov 8, 1991
Citations: 410 S.E.2d 88; 242 Va. 263; 8 Va. Law Rep. 1179; 1991 Va. LEXIS 142; Record No. 901693
Docket Number: Record No. 901693
Court Abbreviation: Va.
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